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The Week in Children's Apps: April 28, 2011
This week we take a look at the app debut for Marc Brown's Arthur, an app that shares a Chinese take on Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and one that teaches kids math.
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The Big Chill: Wimpy Kid Gets Snowed In This Fall
Greg Heffley and his family will return later this year in a winter-themed sixth addition to Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Amulet Books will release the book in November; the title, print run, and on-sale date have not yet been announced.
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In Brief: April 28
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The Week in Children's Apps: April 25, 2011
This week we take a look at an app based on a children’s book about dinosaurs and one that let kids dress princesses up.
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The Big Children's Books of BEA
Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle and James Dashner's Maze Runner trilogy are both drawing to a conclusion, while noteworthy collaborations from Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman, and Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, set sail. Also look for fresh ventures from William Joyce, Maggie Stiefvater, Lane Smith, Jack Gantos, Hilary Knight, and Richelle Mead, among others, as well as a picture book debut for a charismatic little mollusk with a lot of YouTube fans, and a middle-grade debut from the lead guitarist of the Decemberists.
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Ranger's Apprentice Finished? Not Quite
Just two days after John Flanagan's internationally successful Ranger's Apprentice series "officially" came to an end with the release of the 10th book, The Emperor of Nihon-Ja, Penguin has announced the fall 2011 publication of a collection of Ranger's Apprentice short stories from the Australian author.
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Meeting the Inspiration Behind 'Girl, Stolen'
For many people, watching the local news is a routine occurrence, an accompaniment to one's dinner or a way to wind down the day before bedtime. But for April Henry, it sparked an idea that prompted her to write a novel about a young woman's life-changing experience.
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The Pioneer Woman's Pioneer Dog
Dedicated blogger and author of the bestselling The Pioneer Woman Cooks, Ree Drummond adopts a very different writing style in her debut picture book, Charlie the Ranch Dog, which is told in the voice of her family's pet basset hound.
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One of Michael Vick's Dogs Gets a Second Chance
In 2007, NFL quarterback Michael Vick garnered unsavory headlines when his Bad Newz Kennels were raided, and his illegal dog fighting operation was subsequently exposed. Behind those headlines lurked the dubious fate of the 66 dogs, 51 of them pit bulls, which were taken as evidence and placed in animal shelters. The rehabilitation journey of one of those canines is chronicled in Saving Audie.
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In Brief: April 21
Lots of author events in brief this week. We've got Kevin Henkes on tour for Little White Rabbit, Sara Lewis Holmes in Arlington, Va.; Denise Fleming launching her latest—online; Saundra Mitchell in Indianapolis; and Cinda Williams Chima at TLA in Austin.
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Twitter Watch: April 21
The Twitter hashtag #culinaryliterature went viral recently. Here’s a selection of some of the funniest tweets.
Children’s Books
@tracyleacarnes: Harry Potter and the Order of Kung Pao Chicken
@rachsyme: Are You There God? It's Me, Margarine
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Rights Report: April 14
Dial has three deals to report this week. Nancy Conescu and Andrew Harwell have bought world rights to a debut picture book, Sometimes I Forget You’re a Robot, by ExplodingDog.com artist Sam Brown.
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What’s New? Six Children's Authors Discuss Their Latest
In a new Bookshelf feature, we check in with the creators of six highly touted spring titles to hear about the source of their inspiration. See what Chris Van Allsburg, Meg Cabot, John Flanagan, Mo Willems, Brandon Mull, and Anthony Horowitz had to say about their new works.
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Celebrating 20 Years of I Spy
I Spy, the brand based on the photography-based seek-and-find books with images by Walter Wick and rhymes by Jean Marzollo, marks its 20th anniversary year starting this month.
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In Brief: April 14
In brief this week: Who took home this year's USM Medallion?... Authors (and lots of fans) gather for the second annual Greater Houston Teen Book Convention.... Zombies spotted in the suburbs of Philly—but why?... And author events with Carole Estby Dagg and Olivia Bouler.
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Disney to Print 1.5 Million of Riordan’s ‘Throne of Fire’
Disney Publishing Worldwide has announced a 1.5 million-copy first printing for The Throne of Fire, the second book of Rick Riordan's The Kane Chronicles.
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What's Selling at Wellesley Books
Margaret Aldrich, a children's book buyer at Wellesley Books in Wellesley, Mass., weighs in on books that are steady sellers at her store.
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Knopf Launches 'The Emerald Atlas' with Fanfare
One year ago, Knopf Books for Young Readers announced its acquisition of The Books of Beginning, a middle-grade fantasy trilogy by John Stephens, a debut author who has worked in television as writer and producer. At 2010's Bologna Book Fair, there was much buzz about the trilogy...
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In Brief: April 7
In brief this week: gearing up for the Judy Moody movie; the third annual Music Meltdown and Book Bash; performing Tallulah's Tutu; and a stage performance of 'Shlemiel Crooks.'
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